HyperDic: st]_crispin

English > 1 sense of the expression St. Crispin:
NOUNperson St. Crispin, Crispin, Saint Crispinpatron saint of shoemakers
English > St. Crispin: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningpatron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century).
SynonymsCrispin, Saint Crispin
Instance ofpatron saintA saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict